(For our regular readers, I’m sorry you’ve heard so little from me of late. Work got extra tricky while we were dealing with the pandemic disruptions, and I just didn’t have the mental energy. I hope you’ve all been getting… Continue Reading
Food production is an important part of prepping. As I write this in May 2020, COVID has motivated a lot of people to plant a garden. But when’s the best time to put it in? Advice on when to plant… Continue Reading
Survival Seed Kits are a popular prepper item. Theory of use is straightforward: You buy one kit of heirloom seeds and store it, either room temp or frozen, until needed. Then you whip it out, plant the seeds, and you’re… Continue Reading
As coronavirus numbers continue to climb, people are scrambling to stock up on food. Seriously, last week Salty saw some cans of freeze-dried stuff we bought at $12 selling for three times that. Profiteering much? He was just browsing from… Continue Reading
Just in time for fall deer hunting season, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report that deer infected with tuberculosis can transmit that disease to humans. Knowing how to avoid infection is important any time you… Continue Reading
Here I am, about to go slice up some zucchini to dehydrate and contemplating what of my summer garden should now be cleaned up. The two are related. If I want zucchini next year too (and I do), I need… Continue Reading
There’s food in them there hills. Not enough to live off of for long unless you’ve got serious skills and experience; but absolutely enough to add value, flavor, scarce nutrients, and variety to a diet. Foraging is also a great… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year in my neck of the woods where neighbors might sneak bags of zucchini or tomatoes onto your porch at night. They’re easy and popular garden vegetables, so there’s often a superabundance in mid-season. They grow… Continue Reading
Growing food also means fighting for it. You may or may not have trouble with humans who want to “share”, but you will absolutely have insects trying to burrow into your foods. Salty and I don’t use manufactured pesticides, which… Continue Reading
It’s been wet in northeast Missouri this spring. Very wet. I drive past lakes that are supposed to be cornfields, and listen to the woes of my gardening friends who planted in lowlands. Planted three times this spring, after two… Continue Reading
When you think prepping, having food on hand comes easily to mind. Good, because that’s hugely important. Something that’s easier to overlook is how prepping of that food will change in emergency situations. Is your kitchen set up with the… Continue Reading
The preparations to supply yourself with this lovely food source started years ago when you planted the cherry tree. Yesterday the tree was red and laden with nearly perfect fruit. You approach, bucket and ladder in hand….and find a tree… Continue Reading
Perennial food production is a wonderful prep. You can put in the work now and have food show up reliably into the foreseeable future. Fruit trees are a great example. Not only do they provide high quality food come good… Continue Reading
Grains of various description are a staple of many preppers’ long term food storage. As they should be. Grains are at the heart of most people’s diets (store what you eat). They’re compact calories that, as a group, adapt well… Continue Reading
First, No Planting of Gorillas in any sense! They’re very nifty organisms and quite endangered, plus as strong as four of you, so just leave ’em alone, ok? Also, in no way about humans engaging in unconventional warfare. Guerrilla planting… Continue Reading